Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper released the following joint statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder and cancel millions in transportation and energy grants designated for Colorado:
“Donald Trump’s vengeful plan to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research and cut millions in federal grants is the latest in a list of indefensible attacks against Colorado. The announcement of NCAR’s closure comes after the administration’s plans to cancel federal grants from the Departments of Transportation and Energy—making clear this is not policy, but political retribution against a state that refuses to bend to the president’s will.
“We will not stand by while Donald Trump weaponizes the federal government to punish Colorado. These reckless, politically motivated decisions put lives and livelihoods at risk, and we will use every tool at our disposal to fight back.”
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